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Colour

#85ADDD

  • #85ADDD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#85ADDD is a blue with RGB values 133, 173, 221 and HSL 213°, 56%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#85ADDD#85ADDD
HEX#85ADDD
RGBrgb(133, 173, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.6784, 0.8667
RGB percentages52.2%, 67.8%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(212.7, 56.4%, 69.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.7, 39.8%, 86.7%)
CMYK39.8%, 21.7%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,760,797
CSS custom property--colour: #85ADDD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40094WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.02:1
Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#7A5222

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9BAFDFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#90A6DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Tritanopia#66B8BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 13.9Light steelblue · ΔE 16Steel blue · ΔE 17.7Sky blue · ΔE 18Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.7Light slate grey · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 13.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDB585
Analogous#85D9DD, #8985DD
Triadic#DD85AD, #ADDD85
Split complementary#DD8985, #D9DD85
Tetradic#DD85D9, #DDB585, #85DD89

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFDFE
Lighter +20%#D5E3F3
Lighter +10%#ADC8E8
Darker −10%#5D92D2
Darker −20%#3778C5
Darker −30%#2C5F9D
Darker −40%#214775
More saturated +25%#72ABF1
Less saturated −25%#99AFCA

Channel breakdown

R133
G173
B221
Red133 (52.2%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue212.73°
Saturation (HSL)56.41%
Lightness69.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 85 · G AD · B DD

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